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A long time ago, the God of the Universe created this beautiful world. As the world was formed, He separated the light from the dark, the waters above from the waters below, and the dry land from the seas. God then created the stars in the heavens and all of life, plants, animals, and finally, mankind. Man is the only part of creation that is created in God's own image - that's you and me! When the creation was complete, God declared "It is very good." [1] |
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God created man as an eternal being, with whom He wanted to have fellowship. |
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God's standard for fellowship with Him is perfection. |
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Man is not able to achieve perfection apart from God. |
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God's perfect creation was soon corrupted by the sin of mankind. |
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God loves man however, man has rejected God and embraced sin. [2] |
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You and I are sinners - all mankind is a sinner. [3] |
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Many of us are good people, doing good deeds, but we are all still sinners. [4] |
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Our sin separates us from fellowship with God. [5] |
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A just God cannot look upon our sin. |
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Consider, even man's courts require payment for sins (e.g. traffic fines, murder, etc.). |
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God's just law demands death of the sinner. [5] |
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This death is eternal separation from God in the "lake of fire" (also known as Hell). [6] |
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Before you and I were born, God devised a plan to reconcile sinful man to a Holy God. |
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God came to Earth as the man, Jesus Christ. This Jesus was 100% God, and 100% man. [7] |
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Jesus died to pay the debt for your sins and for my sins; a debt which none of us could pay through any amount of good deeds we might do. [8] |
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Jesus then arose from the grave and ascended to Heaven to intercede before God, on our behalf, to grant us forgiveness of sin. |
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We must confess our sin to God. There is no deed we can do to deserve Jesus' payment for our sin - it is a free gift to us from God. [9] |
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You and I can receive this free gift only by faith in Jesus Christ. [10] |
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Our faith in Jesus means that we are trusting in, and depending upon, Jesus alone for our salvation. [11] |
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There is nothing else we can do to achieve reconciliation with God, and thereby have eternal fellowship with God in Heaven. [12] |
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You can, and should, receive this free gift from God right now. |
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When you are ready to receive God's free gift to you, you need to let Him know by a simple prayer. |
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Prayer is simply talking to God, therefore it is not as important what you say as it is what you truly believe. |
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The prayer itself does not save you - ONLY faith in Jesus and the payment He made for your sin will save you. |
"Dear Lord Jesus,
I know that I am a sinner and I deserve to be eternally separated from God for my sin. Although I do not fully understand, I believe that you love me and that you died for me in order to pay for my sins. Thank you for dying for me. Thank you for paying my sin debt for me. Right now, to the best I know how, I am trusting in you as my Lord and Saviour. From this day forward, I will depend solely upon you for forgiving my sins and giving me a home in Heaven. Thank you for this free gift!"
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Find a local Christian church that teaches God's truth directly from the Bible. |
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Find a copy of the Bible and read it. You can begin in the New Testament Book of John to learn more about the Lord Jesus you are now trusting for salvation. |
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Ask a Pastor to help you find a Christian to mentor you in your new faith. |
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Email me so that I may rejoice with you and pray for you. Mail to: (godsfreegift@godsfreegift.com) |
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Footnotes:
[1] Genesis 1 - The entire creation story is told in Genesis 1 thru 3.
[2] Genesis 3 - The fall of man and separation from God's fellowship.
[3] Romans 3:23 "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God."
[4] Romans 3:10 "As it is written, there is none righteous, no, not one."
[5] Romans 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death..."
Ezekiel 18:4 "The soul that sins, it shall die."
[6] Revelation 20:12-15 "And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and the books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life.
The dead were judged ... if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire."
[7] John 1:14 "The Word became flesh and made His
dwelling among us."
[8] John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
[9] Romans 6:23 "... but, the free gift of god is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."
[10] John 1:12 "But as many as received Him, to them he gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name."
[11] I John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
[12] John 3:36 "He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him."